While Georgia State center James Vincent (22) attempts a block, junior guard-forward Olu Ashaolu of Louisiana Tech squeezes through for a lay-up during a recent ESPN BracketBuster game at the Thomas Assembly Center. Ashaolu and his teammates will be back home tonight and again Saturday to wind up their 2010-11 schedule.

Who would have thought this, giving the way things have gone over the last month or so?

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Former New Living Word star Javier Roper has joined former teammate Amari McCray in becoming Hawk hoopsters for the men’s basketball program at Howard College in Big Springs, Texas.

Roper, a two-time Class C state MVP at NLW, was a redshirt on the Grambling State Tigers basketball team last year but signed last week to continue his basketball career at Howard College.

“I tried to make it work but it just wasn’t the right place for me,” Roper said of his experience at Grambling State. “I worked hard at the academics and taking care of that, but the team wasn’t the right fit.

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Starting Monday, current members of the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Club and 2013 Bulldog Football season ticket holders will have the exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets to the Heart of Dallas Classic before they go on sale to the general public June 17.

The Heart of Dallas Classic between the Bulldogs and Army is slated for 2:30 p.m., on Sept. 28 at the Cotton Bowl and will be televised on a FOX Sports Network.

When Louisiana Tech’s name appeared on the television screen as part of the Starkville Regional during Monday’s NCAA Selection Show on ESPNU, euphoria hit the Bulldog baseball players and coaches who were gathered to watch inside the Club Level of the Davison Athletics Complex.

Camera’s flashed. Video rolled. And cell phones turned into recording devices. It was selfie central for the few minutes immediately following the announcement. Modern technology captured the historic moment.